Great win for the Beavers last week. On Friday. Oh, you weren’t there? Too bad. The Oregon State gymnasts dominated the opposition like a bad S&M video. The shellacking was inevitable and the Arizona women weren’t sure whether they should […]
Author: Nick Lilja
Debacle, what debacle?
There are three ways to fire someone and make them feel like the biggest piece of chicken-bleep in the world. Fire them for trying and failing, fire them on their day off and fire them in the middle of completing […]
20 more rumors I wish I could start
There are time when athletes create enough buzz. They don’t need hype, they are their own circus. But there are times when athletes need help making the headlines. Here are some examples of rumors, that aren’t true, but would deserve […]
Oregon State men lose… again
It was tough to watch. The Beavers found themselves down by seven before the game was three minutes old and down 13 before five minutes had passed. The idea was to have an entire game breakdown here but not much […]
Finished Strong
As the Beaver football team emerged from the locker room after the Emerald Bowl, I stood with fellow KBVR sports member Eric Bartz across the hall. The 21-14 win was the icing on the cake for another Beaver football season. […]
Smiley Riley
If there is a time when Mike Riley isn’t smiling, I don’t want to be there. I’ve seen lion cages and lava pits that are more enticing. I understand that the halftime speeches and film sessions aren’t lollipops, candy canes […]
Fighting in the stands…
Fighting doesn’t solve anything. As OSU starts in the shadow of their own endzone there is something much more exciting happening. Right in front of the press box two fans get into it in the stands — good. After a […]
First Half Thoughts
Wow. The first half for the Beaver offense was abysmal. They had opportunities, they squandered them, they had blown assignments and Maryland exploited them, they made big plays… Scratch that. The Beavers had zero big plays in the first half […]
Slanted right
There are three knowns of the universe: Physics, Mathematics, and the East coast bias against the Pac-10. For years now I have watched, heard and even felt the back pat of the East coast with their patronizing look at sports […]